Jackie Newton never had to remind her son of that promise after he left Auburn for the NFL as the first pick of the 2011 draft. Newton’s degree is the culmination of a promise he made to his mother. of a college. Not only a college, one of the best colleges. Or in my opinion, the best college, you know, in the nation at Auburn University." and the league class that so many people cherish, but I also can shine light to so many other people that was in the dark. Just to say, 'Why do I need my degree? I already got money. Why do I need my degree?'. "It just gives me so much chills," Newton told Wingo. Here are portions of that interview, which aired Friday on "NFL Live", beginning with what it means to hear the words "college graduate." Newton recently sat down with ESPN’s Trey Wingo to talk about earning his degree. He still has some work to do to earn that title.īefore signing a five-year, $103.8 million extension with Carolina on Tuesday, Newton completed his degree in sociology from Auburn University, the school he led to an undefeated season and national championship in 2010. There are few if any titles that could make the fifth-year quarterback of the Carolina Panthers more proud, except maybe Cam Newton, Super Bowl champion. □□□ have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬam Newton proud, excited to be a college graduateĬHARLOTTE, N.C. The FIRST player in NFL history with 100 pass TD and 25 rush TD in his first 5 NFL seasons. Follow him on Twitter: Follow is what Cam Newton has been doing since he left Auburn. "He's coming at a good time," Malzahn said.Ĭharles Goldberg is a Senior Writer at. Now, Newton, whose Panthers are off this weekend, will be on hand again. ![]() He threw what proved to be the game-winning touchdown pass to Philip Lutzenkirchen with 11:55 left in the game. He then threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Zachery and scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter to cut the lead to 24-21. ![]() Newton threw a touchdown pass to Emory Blake to make it 24-7 at the half. He led us back."Īlabama led 24-0 with eight minutes left in the second quarter. We went out there and scored the second play of the third quarter and he came to the sideline and said, 'We're fixing to beat these boys.' From then on, you could kind of sense it. I think we got a score right before halftime, and at halftime, we're making adjustments and Cam just kind of took over a little bit," Malzahn said. ![]() "We got behind and the place was going bananas. It was Newton who led Auburn from a 24-0 deficit to a 28-27 win in Tuscaloosa in 2010 in one of the last stops on the way to the national championship.Ĭoach Gus Malzahn remembered on the university's Tiger Talk radio show Monday night how Newton took charge: His statue will stand guard with Auburn's other Heisman Trophy winners on the outside of Jordan-Hare during the proceedings. Newton, an Auburn graduate, and a former Auburn quarterback, and currently the quarterback of the unbeaten Carolina Panthers, will be on hand for the 2:30 p.m. The guy who led Auburn to the biggest comeback in Iron Bowl history will be in the locker room when the Tigers meet Alabama in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.Ĭam Newton will be Auburn's honorary coach. Cam Newton led Auburn to the biggest comeback in Iron Bowl history in 2010ĪUBURN, Ala.
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